![]() Older versions of files are kept for 30 days, then the company assumes you’re done with them and deletes them. Keep in mind that while sharing and online access to your files are provided, Backblaze is really for backup. But if that were to become untenable, you’ll undoubtedly have a long grace period to retrieve your data and move on. Not having toured the facility, we’ll take the company at its word. But the company assured us it does so by using a rather unique and inexpensive “pod” storage system of its own design. Given the amazing pricing and unlimited storage, we’re not sure how Backblaze makes money. IDGīackblaze’s pricing is simple and the same for home and business. That’s not as cheap as it was during our last review four years ago, but what is? It’s still very affordable considering the lack of data restriction. In the spirit of its keep-it-simple-stupid philosophy, Backblaze’s pricing is also uncomplicated: $5 a month, $60 (formerly $50) a year, or $110 (formerly $95) for two years for unlimited storage per PC. ![]() You can keep the media (those aren’t bad prices), or return the drive and get your money back if you don’t want to use it as an archive. ![]() That’s twice the capacity that was provided during our last look at Backblaze four years ago. If that’s too slow or impractical, Backblaze will also send you your data on a 256GB USB stick for $99, or an 8TB hard drive for $189. You can restore in bulk or pick and choose only those files you need. If and when it’s time to restore, you can of course do so via the web interface. If they send it to you, there’s a charge, but it’s refundable if you send the device back. There are several methods to get your data back. If you know what you’re doing, you might actually want to exercise the custom option to save time by not dealing with unnecessary files during backup and restore. Then you can pick and choose what you want to back up in detail. We deselected many files so we could test the service in a relatively sane amount of time.īecause Backblaze starts at square one by backing up pretty much everything except known temporary and program files, you don’t have to fuss with it unless you want to adopt a more selective or comprehensive approach. Backblaze backs up everything important by default.
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